Morning and evening meals and exercises

Question
Tanya
I have been trying most of my adult life to get my weight to normal (I am at least 20 pounds overweight) with my biggest probelem a large distended belly,
I have noticed that a low calorie diet exercise helps very little- maybe I have a slow metabolism?
However, whenever I skip supper, which doesnt happen too often but is usually because being a night worker I am too tired to eat and just go to bed when I get home, I wake up with a much reduced belly and a bit lighter on the scale.
Is it something about what the body does with food in the evening? Does supper just sit and ferment in my belly? Maybe I should turn things around and eat a big breakfast, medium lunch, and light or no supper?
I have also noticed that if I exclude protein from my evening meal and just have, say, noodles, I also wake up with aless distended belly.Like most guys, however, I like my meat at supper.
This leads me to think I am not producing enough enzymes to break down the fat/protein?
If I could skip supper every day I would, but like most people I am hungriest in the evening and then lay on the couch.
I have also been thinking of instead of running in the morning, which hasnt really helped with weight loss,maybe I should run after work in the evening? Maybe my metabolism slows down to nothing in the evening?
Thanks for your thoughts!

Answer
Bud,

The difference e between evenings and mornings is, first of all, that after your overnight fast (skipping evening meals adds to this effect), our carbohydrate stores start depleting and the alternative metabolic way start taking over, which brings ketone bodies in your blood. It's pretty much the same as if you are starting a ketogenic diet every day, this is, probably, why you notice that your belly shrinks and it shows on the scale. However, after just one day, this is pretty much water loss: it takes 3500 Cal. deficit to lose just one pound of pure fat.

Exercising in the morning also amplifies the process of ketogenesis. It does in anytime, but in the morning, it adds to the overnight fast. Since it's the belly that bothers you, you might want to think in this direction, plus cut down on carbs and add good fats to your meals. If you would like to try a complete long term diet/exercise plan, try http://bantadiet.com - it's online and costs you nothing.

Please don't hesitate asking further questions.

Tanya Zilberter

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